Bible Dictionary: Being Wealthy

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Greek

2158. euschemon -- comely
... a) comely, seemly, decorous, (b) of honorable position (in society), wealthy,
influential. ... focuses on the outward of godliness, ie as being (encouraging) to ...
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Topical Bible Verses

Mark 10:23
And Jesus looked round about, and said to his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
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Luke 18:24
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
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1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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Strong's Hebrew

7961. shalev -- quiet, at ease
... 1), quiet (1), satisfied (1). being at ease, peaceable, in prosperity, quietness,
wealthy. Or shaleyv {shaw-lave'}; feminine shlevah ...
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Library

"A Certain Young Man from Asia, Exceedingly Wealthy, of ...
... "A certain young man from Asia, exceedingly wealthy, of distinguished ... entering into
the wilderness, he in a short time became distinguished as being perfect in ...
/.../life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xxii a certain young.htm

Whether a Man's Excellence is the Cause of his Being Angry?
... motive of anger: and thus excellence is the cause of a man being easily angered ... of
all angry, if they be slighted in that matter; for instance, a wealthy man in ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether a mans excellence is.htm

Jesus' Law for the Use of Money.
... of a wealthy man's estate. His dishonest practices have been discovered, and he
is required to make a final settlement preliminary to his being discharged. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/jesus law for the use.htm

Of the Excellence of the Perfect Man who is Figuratively Spoken of ...
... When instead of being a wealthy man he became poor, naked instead of rich, pining
away instead of strong, despised and contemptible instead of famous and ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter x of the excellence.htm

Whether, in Trading, it is Lawful to Sell a Thing at a Higher ...
... lii): "Shun, as you would the plague, a cleric who from being poor has become wealthy,
or who, from being a nobody has become a celebrity." Now trading would ...
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Certainty of Our Justification.
... of God; nor does the ungodly enter, through faith, into partnership with the wealthy
Jesus independently of the Father; neither does God, being informed of ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxxiii certainty of our justification.htm

Peculiarities of Tennessee Synod.
... Thus by the instrumentality of those clerical beggars, and by the cause of Christ
being made a pander, the Church becomes wealthy; and wealth creates power ...
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Consecration.
... A wealthy aunt, having lost all her children and being very lonely, thought to fill
the vacancy in her heart and home by adopting a little child. ...
/.../byrum/the value of a praying mother/chapter v consecration.htm

Celts and Celtophiles
... When a wealthy nation like the English discovers the perfectly patent fact that
it is ... All other gods, however weak and warring, at least boast of being constant ...
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Psalm CXXIII.
... But not even our being a maiden is wonderful; for we are the Church: nor is it ... 6.
"Our soul is filled exceedingly; a reproach to the wealthy, and a contempt to ...
/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxxiii.htm